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Originally Posted by Flieger
There are those that say that if you make a career out of something you love then you will never work a day in your life. Then there are those that say never make a hobby into a job because you will end up hating something you once loved.
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I think it has a lot to do with the pressures that come with the career. Time constraints, money constraints, clients/customers *****ing at you. I can see you burning out and losing the passion and then it will be something that you are a salve to.
I'm really burned out with computers and this isn't the first time. There was a time when it was fun and had a lot less stress attached. These days, I have deadlines, that have to be met in most cases and clients that just don't understand what is involved and think the problem can be solved in 10 minutes and should not cost a dime. I have an email serer sitting in my "office", that is still not fully functioning. Why? Because it's a pain to configure and I don't have the drive to fight with it anymore.
Right now, I'd love to get into woodworking and have it pay. It's not easy, it won't make me millions and there's a chance that I'll lose the passion that I have for it. I think the saving grace, is that there really isn't a time constraint with woodworking and if there is, you at least you know you have 9 months (example), to complete the project and it would be okay to extend a month if needed.